Bernard Galthman, described as "a Washington-based scientist," recently told the Weekly World News and other like-minded journalistic organizations that about 75 percent of the major U.S. think tanks have at least one alien on staff, while some have as much as five extraterrestrial members.
He said the Holt-Ventman Institute, which he joined in 1988, had sworn him to silence on the topic, but a change of heart a few months ago caused him to quit the research organization and go public with his disturbing tale of alien discussion groups.
The aliens, which News reporter Michael Forsyth identified as "slightly built beings" from Sirius B, apparently sit in on Earthly policy meetings and indirectly advise U.S. politicians, the
On the positive side, most of the aliens' policy decisions have been beneficial for mankind, at least from a liberal-centrist point of view. Among the aliens' achievements, Galthman told the News, were the Apollo moon landings, racial integration, the Internet and the elimination of polio.
At least 18 out of 26 major think tanks now have alien members, he said.
Where is Galthman?
Sadly, Galthman was not immediately available for comment. He is not listed with directory information in the Washington area, and no other reference to him was readily available.
Perhaps he has gone to ground, sensibly fleeing the possibility of retaliation from Sirius B -- no matter how liberal the aliens' social agenda may be, they are unlikely to take his defection well.
Likewise, the Holt-Ventman Institute, which replied to News requests for comment with a flat "utter nonsense," has left a very faint paper trail. No trace of the organization, described in the supermarket journal as "prestigious," exists either on the Internet or in Washington phone books.
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